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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#230 Shane Sparks - Relationships are the Currency of Life

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Shane Sparks (@ShaneSparksBTN) is an award winning sports broadcaster. He’s covered wrestling for the Big 10 Network, NCAA and Track Wrestling. (Photo: Tony Rotundo) Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Register for the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida, now! REGISTER * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.

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But I remember getting out of the car and getting locked in on that stadium.

0:04.8

And I remember looking at the stadium and thinking in my mind, like,

0:09.1

this is what I want to do someday. This is what my passion is.

0:12.3

And like you said, I was 11 years old.

0:14.5

And my mom looked at me and she goes, you know, what are you doing?

0:18.4

And I remember, I was pretty, I'm still pretty emotional guy.

0:21.8

And I remember being a little choked up, little Terry Agne.

0:25.6

I just said, this is what I want to do someday.

0:30.9

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.

0:36.8

Wrestling gave us that ability.

0:38.4

I would say nothing in life has impacted me more than the things

0:42.0

wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience.

0:46.5

Toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.

0:49.3

Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.

0:54.7

And everything that is shaped my life and what I'm at today

0:59.2

would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned

1:03.6

to the sport of wrestling.

1:05.0

For me, wrestling is in my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

1:12.0

Well, fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps.

1:18.4

But it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

1:26.4

It humbled me, taught me humility.

1:28.5

Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.

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